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CIO50 is an annual list compiled and published by CIO magazine since 2016. The purpose is to list the Australia's 50 top 50 technology and digital chiefs who are influencing rapid technology-driven change and innovation across their organisations. [1]
Below is the top 50 for each year since the list's inception.
This is the 2016 List
| No. | Recipient | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mark Gay | Chief information officer | ME Bank |
| 2 | Wayne McMahon | Chief information officer | Domino's Pizza Enterprises |
| 3 | Tim Thurman | Chief information officer | Australian Securities Exchange |
| 4 | Bill Le Blanc | Chief information officer | SA Health |
| 5 | Alastair Sharman | Chief information officer | Children's Health Queensland Hospital |
| 6 | Scott Collary | Chief information officer | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group |
| 7 | Leigh Berrell | Chief information officer | Yarra Valley Water |
| 8 | Rob James | Chief information officer | William Hill |
| 9 | Kim Wenn | Chief information officer | Tabcorp |
| 10 | William Daniel Confalonieri | Chief information officer | Deakin University |
| 11 | Roger Burgess | Executive Director, Operations & Technology | Scentia |
| 12 | Christian Mc Gilloway | Head of Digital | Retail Zoo |
| 13 | Dr Malcolm Thatcher | Chief Executive Office, CIO | eHealth Queensland |
| 14 | Dayle Stevens | Divisional CIO, Support Services | ME Bank |
| 15 | Kenneth Edwards Udas | Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chief information officer | University of Southern Queensland |
| 16 | Chris Ford | Chief information officer | SA Power Networks |
| 17 | Christopher Johnson | Asia-Pacific IT Director | 20th Century Fox |
| 18 | Tom Clark | Global Chief Technology Officer & Chief information officer | Corporate Travel Management |
| 19 | Hilda Clune | Chief information officer | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 20 | Grainne Kearns | Group Chief information officer | Jetstar |
| 21 | Anastasia Cammaroto | Chief information officer | BT |
| 22 | Scott Andrews | Director, Product & Digital Strategy | Manheim |
| 23 | Michelle Beveridge | Chief information officer | Intrepid Group |
| 24 | John Sutherland | Chief information officer | Ramsay Health Care |
| 25 | Andrew Clowes | Head of IT | JLL |
| 26-50 | Berys Amor | Director of Technology | Corrs Chambers Westgarth |
| 26-50 | Mark Ballinger | Director, Products and Technology | Progressclaim |
| 26-50 | Richard Burns | General Manager, Customer Experience and Technology | Aussie Home Loans |
| 26-50 | Julie Canepa | Chief information officer | Cisco |
| 26-50 | Therese Chakour-West | IT Manager | Stihl |
| 26-50 | Rick Coenen | Chief information officer | Sussan |
| 26-50 | Aidan Coleman | Chief Technology Officer | Charter Hall |
| 26-50 | Veronica Frost | Chief information officer | Australian Red Cross |
| 26-50 | Steve Godbee | Chief information officer | IBM |
| 26-50 | Elizabeth Harpe | Chief information officer | GHD |
| 26-50 | Richard Host | Chief information officer | NSW Department of Finance, Service & Innovation |
| 26-50 | Ryan Klose | General Manager, Technology and Innovation | National Pharmacies |
| 26-50 | Timothy Larcos | Chief information officer, Private Clients | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 26-50 | Cameron McFie | Chief Technology Officer | Rhipe |
| 26-50 | Andrew Mitchell | Chief information officer, Director of National Operations | Griffith Hack |
| 26-50 | Chris Nurse | Head of Technology Transformation | Telethon Kids Institute |
| 26-50 | Claudine Ogilvie | Chief information officer | Ridley Corporation |
| 26-50 | Kevin O'Hara | Group Chief information officer | Tulla Private Equity Group |
| 26-50 | Ritesh Patel | Chief information officer | Office Brands |
| 26-50 | Simon Ralk-Allen | Chief Technical Advisor | MYOB |
| 26-50 | Many Ross | Chief information officer | Tatts Group |
| 26-50 | Dave Rumsey | Chief information officer | Tourism Australia |
| 26-50 | Mark Sheppard | General manager and chief commercial officer, Asia Pacific | General Electric |
| 26-50 | Melanie Sinton | Chief information officer | Racing and Wagering Western Australia |
| 26-50 | Joanne Stubbs | Chief information officer | Bakers Delight |
| No. | Recipient | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Le Blanc | Chief information officer | SA Health |
| 2 | Kim Wenn | Chief information officer | Tabcorp |
| 3 | Sami Yalavac | Chief information officer | Bupa |
| 4 | Clive Dickens | Chief digital officer | Seven West Media |
| 5 | Paul Keen | Chief technology officer | Airtasker |
| 6 | Rob Craig | Chief operating officer | icare |
| 7 | Steve Hodgkinson | Chief information officer | Victorian Department of Health & Human Services |
| 8 | Kerry Holling | Chief information and digital officer | Western Sydney University |
| 9 | Simon Noonan | Chief information officer | Sportsbet |
| 10 | David Hackshall | Chief information officer | Cochlear |
| 11 | Jeff Murray | Chief information officer | University of Tasmania |
| 12 | Alastair Sharman | Chief information officer | Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service |
| 13 | George Lymbers | Chief information officer | Thomas Holt Group |
| 14 | William Confalonieri | Chief digital officer, CIO and vice-president | Deakin University |
| 15 | Chris Ford | Chief information officer and general manager of business improvement | SA Power Networks |
| 16 | Sam Charmand | Chief information officer and executive manager innovation | Qantas Loyalty |
| 17 | Hilda Clune | Chief information officer | PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| 18 | Jeremy Hubbard | Head of digital and technology | UBank |
| 19 | Farid Jarrar | Chief information officer, APAC & North Americas | Stellar |
| 20 | Francoise Russo | Group chief information officer | Toll Group |
| 21 | Greg Booker | Chief information officer | Royal Automobile Club of Queensland |
| 22 | Peter Auhl | Chief information officer | City of Adelaide |
| 23 | Aidan Coleman | Chief technology officer | Charter Hall |
| 24 | Ani Paul | Chief information officer | ING Australia |
| 25 | Christian McGilloway | Chief technology innovation officer | Retail Zoo |
| 26-50 | Jason Blackman | Chief information officer | Carsales |
| 26-50 | Joshua Bovell | Chief information officer | Toxfree |
| 26-50 | Julie Canepa | Chief information officer Australia and New Zealand | Cisco |
| 26-50 | Andrew Clowes | Head of IT | JLL |
| 26-50 | Angela Coble | Director, business technology | Johnson & Johnson |
| 26-50 | Rick Coenen | Chief information officer | Sussan |
| 26-50 | Mark Cohen | Chief technology officer | Domain |
| 26-50 | Vinnie D’Alessandro | Head of technology | Silver Chef |
| 26-50 | Gordon Dunsford | Chief information officer | WaterNSW |
| 26-50 | Colin Fairweather | Chief information officer | City of Melbourne |
| 26-50 | Brett Ferguson | General manager of technology | Carlisle Homes |
| 26-50 | Andrew Flannery | Executive general manager, corporate travel | Flight Centre |
| 26-50 | Mathews George | Chief information officer | Energy Action |
| 26-50 | Suzanne Hall | ICT manager | VincentCare Victoria |
| 26-50 | Senthu Jegadheesan | Chief information officer | TravelEdge Group |
| 26-50 | Cameron McFie | Chief technology officer | Rhipe |
| 26-50 | Richard McPartlin | Chief information officer | Ingham's Group |
| 26-50 | Kevin O'Hara | Group chief information officer | Tulla Private Equity Group |
| 26-50 | Darren Oliver | National director, business and technology solutions | Herron Todd White |
| 26-50 | van Ortiz | Head of technology | Ubet |
| 26-50 | Roisin Parkes | Chief technology officer | Gumtree |
| 26-50 | Rohan Penman | Head of technology | Adairs Retail Group |
| 26-50 | Ursula Phillips | Chief information officer | PepsiCo |
| 26-50 | Shane Riddle | Chief information officer | The Heart Foundation |
| 26-50 | Shaune Rosser | Chief information officer | Sydney Motorway Corporation |
| Ones to watch | John Boyd | Chief information officer | Mad Mex |
| Ones to watch | Lina Lim | Head of technology | National Stock Exchange |
| Ones to watch | William Payne | Chief information officer | Boral |
| No. | Recipient | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Hunt | General manager, digital business and CIO | Sydney Water |
| 2 | Steve Hodgkinson | Chief information officer | Victorian Department of Health and Human Services |
| 3 | Aidan Coleman | Chief technology officer | Charter Hall |
| 4 | Dr Zoran Bolevich | Chief executive, eHealth NSW and chief information officer, NSW Health | NSW Health |
| 5 | Rebecca Kerr | General manager, technology | Roy Hill |
| 6 | Peter Auhl | Chief information officer | City of Adelaide |
| 7 | Gerard Florian | Group executive, technology | Australia & New Zealand Banking Group |
| 8 | Chris Ford | Chief information officer | SA Power Networks |
| 9 | Jeremy Hubbard | Head of digital and technology | UBank |
| 10 | Jason Blackman | Chief information officer | Carsales |
| 11 | Ani Paul | Chief information officer | ING Australia |
| 12 | Bruce Winzar | Executive director innovation and digital services | Bendigo Health |
| 13 | Sarah Harland | Chief information officer | Suncorp |
| 14 | Ryan Klose | Executive general manager, corporate | National Pharmacies |
| 15 | Brett Winn | Chief information officer | Blackmores |
| 16 | Christian McGilloway | Chief technical innovation officer | Retail Zoo |
| 17 | Damian Madden | General manager, digital | The Woolmark Company |
| 18 | Tomas Varsavsky | Chief engineer | REA Group |
| 19 | Rowan Dollar | Chief information officer | Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Resources |
| 20 | Jeff Murray | Chief information officer | University of Tasmania |
| 21 | Simon Noonan | Chief information officer | Sportsbet |
| 22 | Willam Payne | Chief information officer | Boral |
| 23 | Mark Allen | Head of customer experience and operations technology | Qantas |
| 24 | Aidan McCarthy | Chief information officer | Catholic Education of Western Australia |
| 25 | Shane Lenton | Chief information officer | Cue Clothing Co |
| 26-50 | Jithma Beneragama | Director, digital engagement and innovation | Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria) |
| 26-50 | Michelle Beveridge | Chief operating officer | Intrepid Group |
| 26-50 | Christine Burns | Chief information officer | University of Technology Sydney |
| 26-50 | Julie Canepa | Chief information officer | Cisco Systems |
| 26-50 | Mark Cohen | Chief technology officer | Domain Group |
| 26-50 | William Confalonieri | Chief Digital & Information Officer | Deakin University |
| 26-50 | Vinnie D’Alessandro | Head of technology | Silver Chef |
| 26-50 | Linda da Silva | General manager of business integration, group technology | BT |
| 26-50 | Nina Du Thaler | Group executive, digital and technology | UnitingCare Queensland |
| 26-50 | Rishi Dutta | Chief information officer | Public Transport Victoria |
| 26-50 | Angela Goodsir | Chief technology and systems operations officer | Multi Channel Network |
| 26-50 | Matthew Leary | Chief information officer | Tassal Group |
| 26-50 | Anthony Molinia | Chief information officer | University of Newcastle |
| 26-50 | Robin Phua | Director, digital experience and CIO | State Library of New South Wales |
| 26-50 | Phil Ridley | Chief information officer | Mojo Power |
| 26-50 | Simon Smith | Group chief technology officer | Vocus Group |
| 26-50 | Dawn Stephenson | General manager, technology, Lotteries and Keno | Tabcorp |
| 26-50 | John Sutherland | Chief information officer | Ramsay Health Care |
| 26-50 | Ben Tabell | Chief information officer | HSBC |
| 26-50 | Christopher Topp | Director of IT | Luther College |
| 26-50 | Darrel van Dort | Chief information officer | Merivale |
| 26-50 | David Wong | Assistant director-general, information technology and CIO | National Library of Australia |
| 26-50 | Andy Wood | Executive director, corporate services | Department of Finance (WA) |
| 26-50 | Trevor Woods | Chief information officer | Monash University |
| 26-50 | Clarence Yap | Chief information officer | Smartgroup Corporation |
| No. | Recipient | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Sniezek | Chief information and digital officer | Coles Group |
| 2 | Shane Lenton | Chief information officer | Cue Clothing Co |
| 3 | Greg Booker | Chief information officer | Royal Automobile Club of Queensland |
| 4 | Rob Bollard | Chief information officer and general manager, innovation and technology group | IP Australia |
| 5 | Dr Zoran Bolevich | Chief information officer | NSW Health |
| 6 | Simon Button | Chief information officer | RSL Queensland |
| 7 | Pete Steel | Chief digital officer | Commonwealth Bank |
| 8 | Ursula Phillips | Group chief information officer | Real Pet Food Company |
| 9 | Dr Steve Hodgkinson | Chief information officer | Department of Health and Human Services (Victoria) |
| 10 | Gary Adler | Chief digital officer | MinterEllison |
| 11 | Viv Da Ros | Chief information officer | Caltex Australia |
| 12 | Rob Pickering | Head of IT and digital | Cbus Super |
| 13 | Tomas Varsavsky | Chief engineer | REA Group |
| 14 | Simon Herbert | Director, operations | NSW Data Analytics Centre |
| 15 | Alex Twigg | Chief information officer and co-founder | Judo Bank |
| 16 | Vincent ten Krooden | General manager - technology | Mortgage Choice |
| 17 | Damian Madden | General manager - digital | The Woolmark Company |
| 18 | Angela Coble | Director, business technology | Johnson & Johnson |
| 19 | Julie Wright | General manager for business and digital transformation | Porter Davis |
| 20 | Andrew Cann | Chief information officer | Western Australia Police |
| 21 | Brett Wilson | Chief information officer | MJH Group |
| 22 | Chris Locke | Chief information officer | Flight Centre |
| 23 | Fiona Rankin | Director of information and technology services | University of Wollongong |
| 24 | Raju Varanasi | Chief information officer and director, data intelligence | Catholic Education Diocese of Parramatta |
| 25 | Bradley Blyth | Chief technology officer | flybuys |
| 26-50 | Kerrie Campbell | Chief information officer | Flinders University |
| 26-50 | Julie Canepa | Chief information officer | Cisco Systems |
| 26-50 | Therese Chakour-West | Head of IT | Stihl |
| 26-50 | Jason Davey | Head of experience technology | Ogilvy |
| 26-50 | Mauro di Pietro Paolo | Chief information officer | Foxtel |
| 26-50 | Gordon Dunsford | Chief information and technology officer | New South Wales Police Force |
| 26-50 | David Dzienciol | Executive vice president of technology and chief customer officer | NextDC |
| 26-50 | Michael Grant | Deputy chief operating officer and director, IT services | Murdoch University |
| 26-50 | Anna Leibel | Chief delivery and information officer | UniSuper |
| 26-50 | Andy Luiskandl | Chief information officer | Only About Children |
| 26-50 | Sam McCready | Chief information officer | Racing & Wagering Western Australia |
| 26-50 | David McGrath | Chief digital officer | Clubs Australia |
| 26-50 | Maria Milosavljevic | Chief data officer | Department of Human Services (Australia) |
| 26-50 | Anthony Molinia | Chief information officer | University of Newcastle |
| 26-50 | Phil Morgan | Chief information officer | Jaxsta |
| 26-50 | Russell Morris | Chief information officer | TransGrid |
| 26-50 | Nathan Pilgrim | Chief information officer | Gallagher Bassett Australia |
| 26-50 | Simon Reiter | Chief information officer | Defence Health |
| 26-50 | Mike Rogers | Chief technology officer and co-founder | SiteMinder |
| 26-50 | Oliver Schmill | Chief information officer | Mercedes-Benz |
| 26-50 | Michael Snell | Service strategy manager | Airservices Australia |
| 26-50 | Andrew Todd | Chief technology officer | Iress |
| 26-50 | Peter Whitfield | Chief technology officer | Cashwerkz |
| 26-50 | Elizabeth Wilson | Chief information officer | Department of Education and Training (Victoria) |
| 26-50 | David Wong | Chief information officer | National Library of Australia |
| Ones to watch | Ivan Bate | Technology transformation manager | Western Earthmoving |
| Ones to watch | Brett Raven | Group chief information officer | The Big Red Group |
| No. | Recipient | Title | Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kurt Brissett | Chief Technology and Innovation Officer | Transport for NSW |
| 2 | Nicola Dorling | Group Chief Information Officer | Downer |
| 3 | Gary Adler | Chief Digital Officer | Minter Ellison |
| 4 | John Vohradsky | Chief Information Officer | IRT Group |
| 5 | Senthu Jegadheesan | Chief Technology Officer | Pen CS |
| 6 | Alan Sharvin | Chief Information Officer | Tabcorp |
| 7 | Alex Ji | Chief Information Officer | New Aim |
| 8 | Eglantine Etiemble | Chief Technology Officer | PEXA |
| 9 | Bradley Blyth | Chief Information Officer | Kmart |
| 10 | Suzanne Hall | Chief Information Officer | Baptcare |
| 11 | Paul Joseph | Chief Digital Officer | RSM Australia |
| 12 | Warren Havemann | Chief Information Officer | Aveo Group |
| 13 | Arul Arogyanathan | Chief Information Officer | Village Roadshow |
| 14 | Andrew Dome | Chief Digital Information Officer | Uniting |
| 15 | Alan Pritchard | Director EMR and ICT Services | Austin Health |
| 16 | Damian Madden | Director Digital Transformation and Consumer Experience | Pernod Ricard Winemakers |
| 17 | Russell Morris | Chief Information Officer | APA |
| 18 | Jeremy Hubbard | Chief Technology and Data Officer | Rest |
| 19 | Tom Gao | Chief Technology and Digital Services Officer | City of Sydney |
| 20 | Mary Criniti | Chief Technology Officer | Qantas Loyalty |
| 21 | Howard Phung | Group Director of Digital, Data and Technology | Pro-Invest Group |
| 22 | David Alia | Chief Product & Technology Officer | PropHero |
| 23 | Rohan Khana | Group Executive, Technology | Probe CX |
| 24 | Stevie-Ann Dovico | Chief Information Officer | Beyond Bank |
| 25 | Darrel van Dort | Chief Information Officer | Beerfarm |
| 26-50 | Rosalie Adriano | Head of IT, Oceania | Nestlé |
| 26-50 | Hani Arab | Chief Information Officer | Seymour White |
| 26-50 | Miles Ashton | Chief Technology Officer | Export Finance Australia |
| 26-50 | Nazih Battal | Chief Information Officer | Rashays |
| 26-50 | Selina Beauchamp | Director – Organisational Transformation | Wesley Mission Queensland |
| 26-50 | Fiona Caldwell | Chief Information Officer | Estia Health |
| 26-50 | Vince Condina | Chief Information Officer | The University of Adelaide |
| 26-50 | Andrew Cresp | Former Chief Information Officer | Bendigo and Adelaide Bank |
| 26-50 | Marcelo Dantas | Chief Information Officer | Automic Group |
| 26-50 | Clive Dickens | Vice President – TV, Content & Product Development | Optus |
| 26-50 | Gordon Dunsford | Executive General Manager Digital | AEMO |
| 26-50 | Sinan Erbay | Chief Information Officer | RMIT University |
| 26-50 | Melanie Evans | Group Executive, Digital Services | Ventia |
| 26-50 | Ben Fitzgerald | Chief Information Officer | MYER |
| 26-50 | Laurent Fresnel | Group Chief Technology & Innovation Officer | The Star Entertainment Group |
| 26-50 | Farid Jarrar | Chief Information and Digital Officer | CPA Australia |
| 26-50 | Milad Kruze | Executive General Manager – Information Technology | The Salvation Army |
| 26-50 | Sandip Kumar | Executive Director and Chief Digital Officer | Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service |
| 26-50 | Anthony Molinia | Chief Digital & Information Officer | University of Newcastle |
| 26-50 | Geoff Quattromani | Head of Technology, ANZ | Johnson&Johnson MedTech |
| 26-50 | Brett Reedman | Chief Information Officer | Catholic Healthcare |
| 26-50 | Rachael Sandel | Chief Information Officer | Orica |
| 26-50 | Noel Toal | Chief Information Officer | DPV Health |
| 26-50 | Warren Willis | Chief Transformation & Technology Office | P&N Group |
| 26-50 | Brett Wilson | Chief Information Officer | Australian Red Cross |
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